Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a severe infection caused by a picornavirus that affects livestock and wildlife.Persistence in ruminants is a well-documented feature of Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) pathogenesis and a major concern for disease control.Persistently infected animals harbor virus for extended periods, providing a unique opportun
Drip irrigation is considered as a modern irrigation method compared to other methods where irrigation water supplied via pipes containing emitters to provide the plant with its water needs.This method is characterized by continuously and directly supplying water to the root zone and keep the moisture content as high level without exposing the plan
ABSTRACT Objective: To present official longitudinal data on the impact of asthma in Brazil between 2008 and 2013.Methods: This was a descriptive study of data collected between 2008 and 2013 from an official Brazilian national database, including data on asthma-related number of hospitalizations, mortality, and hospitalization costs.A geographical
We designed a study to investigate genetic relationships between primary tumors of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and their lymph node metastases, and to identify genomic copy number aberrations (CNAs) related to lymph node metastasis.For this purpose, we collected a total of 42 tumor samples from 25 patients and analyzed their genomic profile
Dam-break flood simulation can evaluate the impact of a dam break, and is significant in conducting risk analyses, creating emergency plans, and mitigating calamities.In this study, the dam-break flood evolution process in the downstream areas of Minzhi Reservoir in Shenzhen, China, was investigated using a two-dimensional shallow-water Laundry Sto